Mátészalka weather in October

In October, Mátészalka sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mátészalka's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mátészalka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
5:59 AM – 4:33 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Mátészalka is town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Density
448/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Mátészalka reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1209
2209
3199
4199
5199
6199
7198
8188
9188
10188
11188
12178
13177
14177
15177
16167
17167
18166
19166
20166
21156
22156
23156
24155
25145
26145
27145
28145
29145
30145
31134

How October really feels in Mátészalka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mátészalka weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°409.34.68.60.0
Feb / -2°448.84.29.90.2
Mar11° / 449.21.411.62.7
Apr18° / 529.60.313.45.6
May23° / 11°7712.4014.96.4
Jun26° / 15°8613015.76.2
Jul28° / 17°8913015.45.7
Aug28° / 16°639.4014.16.2
Sep23° / 12°628.9012.46.9
Oct17° / 618.90.110.65.3
Nov10° / 539.61.392.0
Dec / -2°539.93.78.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
45050
55050
65050
75050
84951
95050
104951
114852
124852
134852
144852
154555
164555
174456
184456
194456
204357
214357
224357
234357
244357
254456
264456
274456
284654
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Mátészalka gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1280
2280
3280
4280
5280
6280
7280
8280
9290
10290
11290
12290
13300
14300
15300
16300
17300
18300
19300
20300
21300
22300
23291
24291
25281
26281
27281
28281
29281
30282
31282

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185141
286131
386131
487121
587121
689110
790100
89190
99190
109280
119370
129460
139550
149550
159640
169640
179730
189730
199820
209820
219820
229910
239910
249910
259910
2610000
2710000
2810000
2910000
3010000
3110000

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 4:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:365:03
211.45:385:01
311.35:394:59
411.35:414:57
511.25:424:55
611.25:444:53
711.15:454:51
811.05:474:49
911.05:484:47
1010.95:494:45
1110.95:514:43
1210.85:524:41
1310.75:544:39
1410.75:554:37
1510.65:574:35
1610.65:594:33
1710.56:004:31
1810.56:024:29
1910.46:034:27
2010.36:054:25
2110.36:064:24
2210.26:084:22
2310.26:094:20
2410.16:114:18
2510.16:124:17
2610.06:144:15
2710.06:154:13
289.96:174:12
299.96:194:10
309.86:204:08
319.86:224:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.0Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Mátészalka?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Mátészalka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mátészalka in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Mátészalka sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Mátészalka in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mátészalka peaks around July 11 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mátészalka?

Mátészalka sits at 48.0°N, 22.3°E, 124 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Carei, 32 km away.

CareiKisvárdaBerehoveSatu MareNyíregyházaVynohradivMukachevoHajdúnánás

Topography around Mátészalka

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mátészalka.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mátészalka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 992 m.

The land around Mátészalka is covered by cropland (34%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
992 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Carei 32 km · Kisvárda 34 km · Berehove 37 km · Satu Mare 44 km · Nyíregyháza 45 km · Vynohradiv 57 km · Mukachevo 62 km · Hajdúnánás 67 km

Hungary travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,907
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 590
Religion
no answer 40%Catholic 30%none 16%Calvinist 10%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Mátészalka (47.9553°, 22.3235°, elevation 124 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).